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Friend Rotch
After leaving thy house I had a very unpleasant ride home it snowed about half the first & rained about half the second day notwithstanding the storm I arrived home at the close of the second day with a joious thankful heart, thankful for that providential care that continued our healths & delivered us from evil. Tho apart joiful at meeting those who bear with me my name & my care & feeling that hapiness that is enjoyed in the meeting of long absent Father, Mother & Child & by no other for I am confident that greatest portion of the happiness of this life is found in the bosom of a mans own family, going & receiving that council & consolation that helps to smooth the su[illegible] path of life & points their offspring to future usefulness. I have defered writing to thee till now that I might have an opportunity of reading the books thou didst so kindly lend me and with one exception they strengthen my late conclusions on those things of which they treat. Barclay in judgement is the soundest author I ever read, I have before now volumes of metaphysics & theology but Barclay is worth them all.

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Friend Rotch
After leaving thy house I had a very unpleasant ride home it snowed about half the first & rained about half the second day notwithstanding the storm I arrived home at the close of the second day with a joious thankful heart, thankful for that providential care that continued our healths & delivered us from evil. Tho apart joiful at meeting those who bear with me my name & my care & feeling that hapiness that is enjoyed in the meeting of long absent Father, Mother & Child & by no other for I am confident that greatest portion of the happiness of this life is found in the bosom of a mans own family, going & receiving that council & consolation that helps to smooth the su[illegible] path of life & points their offspring to future usefulness. I have defered writing to thee till now that I might have an opportunity of reading the books thou didst so kindly lend me and with one exception they strengthen my late conclusions on those things of which they treat. Barclay in judgement is the soundest author I ever read, I have before now volumes of metaphysics & theology but Barclay is worth them all.